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We use standard size 6 inch x 6 inch (15cm x 15cm) square origami paper for this site unless stated otherwise.
If you can, use different types of origami paper to change the look of the finished origami and have fun with it!

Origami 8-Pointed Star Step 1: Fold an origami bird base. This is a common base used as a starting point in many origami so we've created a separate page for it. Follow the instructions and you should have the following to start with. Make sure to crease well.

Origami 8-Pointed Star Step 6: We now need to recrease the 2 diagonal creases into valley folds. Make sure to crease well.

Origami 8-Pointed Star Step 7: This is what you should have after completing Steps 5 and 6. Do you see the difference between what you had in Step 5 and now?

Origami 8-Pointed Star Step 8: Now we're going to complete our goal of sinking that pesky tip. Push in the paper from both sides so that they meet in the center. This is why you recreased the paper in the previous steps. Recreasing the paper helps you to coax the paper into the shape you want.

See how the tip has disappeared? The tip has sunk!! We've just completed a technique in origami called a sink fold.

Origami 8-Pointed Star Step 9: Fold the tip up slightly more than halfway so that the tip sticks out over the upper edge.

Origami 8-Pointed Star Step 10: Flip paper over and repeat Step 9.

Origami 8-Pointed Star Step 11: There are 2 more sides to this. Fold the right flap over to the left and repeat Step 9.

Origami 8-Pointed Star Step 12: Flip paper over and repeat Step 9.

Origami 8-Pointed Star Step 13: Make 2 folds on the dotted line as shown below.

Origami 8-Pointed Star Step 14: Repeat Step 13 for the other 3 sides.

Origami 8-Pointed Star Step 15: We're almost done, We can now open up the paper.

Top view:

The front side.

Origami 8-Pointed Star Step 16: Just some finishing touches.

We need to fold the paper back on a diagonal so that that the edges line up and the extra bit of paper cannot be seen from the front. That way, we can get more of the star shape.